Before Commissioning - Kärcher VC 6 Premium Manual

Before Commissioning

Please find enclosed 2 batteries. Please insert them in
the battery compartment below the handle before start-
ing vacuum operations.
 Slide and remove the battery compartment cover.
 Insert the batteries, pay attention to the polarity (+
and - marking at the base of the battery compart-
ment).
 Replace the battery compartment cover and close
it.
Start up
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 Lock the suction hose neck in the suction opening.
 To take off, push both lock devices together and
pull the tube.
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 Connect handle and suction tube and insert.
 Connect the floor nozzle and telescopic suction
pipe and insert.
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 Use the adjustment in order to adjust the telescopic
suction pipe to the length you wish.
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 When you stop or you take a short break, hang the
floor nozzle into the parking position on the back of
the appliance, and push it into the resting position.
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 To remove, press handle backwards in the direc-
tion of the appliance. The floor nozzle is thus un-
locked from the parking holder and can be removed
upwards.
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 Hold the power cord at the plug and pull it out. In-
sert the mains plug into a socket.
 Turn on/off the appliance.
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 The power suction adjustment is at the power suc-
tion control:
+ push button (A), higher power suction
- push button (B), lower suction power
Adjust the suction power to suit the suction require-
ment:
Low suction power – for laced curtains, textiles,
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upholstered furniture, cushions
Medium suction power – for slightly dirty carpets/
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carpeted floors, precious carpets, bridges and run-
ners
Highest suction power – for hard floors, very dirty
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carpets and carpeted floors
 It is advisable to use the Stand-by key (C) during
short breaks in cleaning:
Press the Standby key, the appliance switches off,
the LED on the appliance glows to indicate the
standby mode.
 Press the Stand-by key again to resume work.
Note: After pressing the stand-by key, the vacuum
cleaner runs at the vacuum setting that had been
set earlier.
Important notice! The appliance will shutdown auto-
matically, if there is danger of overheating. Turn the ap-
pliance off and pull the power plug. Make sure, that the
nozzle, the suction pipe or the tube is not clogged, fail-
ing all the above the filter must be changed. After the
elimination of the interference let the appliance cool
down for a minimum of 1 hour, before using it again.
Suction using accessories
QuickClick attachment
QuickClick Using the attachments
Upholstery nozzle: for cleaning upholstered furni-
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ture, mattresses, laced curtains, etc.
Furniture brush: for cleaning furniture and deli-
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cate objects with care, dusting books, air vents in
the car, etc.
Joint nozzle, detachable: for edges, joints and
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heaters
Changing the attachments in the QuickClick
attachment housing
 Hang in the floor nozzle in the park holder on the
rear side of the machine and press it into locking
position (see illustration 4)
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 Push the dead button at the handle and remove the
telescopic suction pipe.
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 Open the attachment housing cover.
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 Insert the handle in the desired accessory until the
stop. It then gets locked. Then tilt it downwards and
pull it out.
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 To store, put the attachment using the handle into
the attachment housing and click it up into place.
Remove the handle.
 Notice: You also can remove the attachment man-
ually and put it on top of the handle. In order to re-
lease the attachment, push the dead button on the
handle.
 Notice: All steps stated above can also be done
when the telescopic suction pipe is connected.
Hang the floor nozzle on the backside of the appli-
ance into the parking holder, and push into the
pause position. Pull the telescopic suction pipe
straight up.
Reversible floor nozzle
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 Carpets and carpeted floors:
Select the following switch setting:
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 Hard surfaces:
Select the following switch setting:
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